The arrests didn't end the Hernandez case. It remains "a very active investigation," a prosecutor's representative said. Addition evidence, especially the weapon used to kill Lloyd, is being sought.

Aaron Hernandez enters a Massachusetts courtroom. (AP Photo)

Investigators also continue to search for connections between Hernandez and two 2012 slayings. Officials believe Hernandez at least has information on those shootings and that there could be a link to why Lloyd was killed.

Ortiz and Wallace are facing lesser charges. Hernandez is the only suspect jailed on a murder charge.

As expected, the Patriots moved to take away money they guaranteed Hernandez a year ago in a five-year, $40 million contract extension. Ben Volin of the Boston Globe, a former Sporting News correspondent, reported the details via Twitter.

The Pats cut Hernandez less than two hours after his arrest on six charges, including first-degree murder. They had formulated plans for the move before his June 26 arrest was announced.

Team officials, according to Volin, expected Hernandez would face obstruction of justice charges. A Pats source described team officials as "taken aback" when full charges against Hernandez were revealed.

Lloyd's family comes off a weekend of grief in which the semi-pro football player was laid to rest.

Ursula Ward, Lloyd's mother, was held back by mourners as pallbearers performed their grime duty.

"I haven't been able to process any of this since this whole thing happened," Dareck Alcindor, a Lloyd teammate, told the Boston Herald. "It's just too crazy. I mean we were on the (defensive) line together. We always had each other's back.

"In the time I knew him," Alcindor said, "I never had a bad vibe about the guy. I think of him, I think of his smile. That's who Odin was, smiling, always happy. He played very well, and always as a team player."

Police are working on a theory that Lloyd knew too much and spoke to the wrong people about Hernandez's role in the 2012 slayings. Prosecutors say they have evidence that Hernandez summoned friends Wallace and Ortiz from Connecticut before hooking up with Lloyd late June 16 or early June 17.

The four men were believed to be together before gunshots were reported about 3 a.m. ET that night in an industrial area about a mile from Hernandez's home in North Attleborough, Mass. Hernandez, Ortiz and Wallace then reportedly returned to Hernandez's home.

Lloyd's body was found a few hours later on a rubble pile. Police said he was shot multiple times, at least once in the head. They described his death as an execution.

Hernandez would face life in prison if convicted on the murder charge. The other five charges involve illegal possession of a firearm. Police recovered shells from a .45-caliber handgun near Lloyd's body and at least one that had been in a car Hernandez returned to a rental agency.